Portable broiler



Aug. 19, 1952 J. KRISSEI.

PORTABLE: BROILER Filed OOC. 2l, 1949 INVENTOR JOS EPH KRISS EL ATTORNPatented Aug. 19, u1952 j UNITED STATES PAT-ENT Aore-r1(nig-1f, l

, 2,607,286. v 'Y ronrALE BROILER.' Joseph Krissel, Brooklyn, N.,Y.

I Application' 00mmV 21, 1949, serial No. 122.9091

or the toasting of breadonthe-like 'More par` ticularly, the inventiondeals ,withran appliance of the vcharacter :described employingaframewith a spaced mounting of two Aelectric heating sol'ams'., (01.99-12.92)

Each heating unit has a central outwardly ex- 1 tending coupling portion2i) lfacilitating vattachelements therein, withv means in the frame forl hanging a hand or portable grill intermediate the heating elements inthe operationof toasting or broiling food-products. 1 i..

Still more particularly, the invention deals with apparatus of thecharacter described, 'having a drip pan at the lower portion thereof anda detachable service or warming pan'at theV top thereof, the latterfurther forming a heater suror female electric terminals, asdiagrammatically face which can be utilized for other purposes.

The novel features' of the yinvention will be best'understood from thefollowing description, when taken together with the accompanyingdrawing, in which certainfembo'diments of the invention are disclosedand, in which; thevseparate parts are designated by suitable referencecharacters in each of the -views and, in which:

Fig. l is a side view of a `broiler made according to luy-invention. ifY f Fig. 2 is an end view with parts vof the construction shown insection and with parts broken away. -1

- Fig. 3 is an enlarged rsection on the fliner3'-3- of Pig. l showingonlyfa'part of the constructionp Fig. 4 is a section on the rline 4--4of'Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the portable grill detached. y l

'In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing and in showing'one 'adaptationand'use'of my invention, I have indicated at I0 a U-shaped frame,comprising vertical side members II, II' joined by a top cross-head I2,the cross-head being slightly reduced in width to form, at the upperends of the sides II, II', shoulders, as seen at i3. Secured `to inneradjacent surfaces of the lower portions ofthe sides II, II are elongatedleg members I4, I4', which leg members form, at their upper edges,lseats for the anges I5 of a drip pan I6. ySecured to and spaced frominner surfaces of the sides I I, I I are' two electric heat" ing unitsI1, I7', preferably of ceramics and each havingjelectric heating coils,one of which is diagrammatically indicatedindotted lines at .I8 in Fig.l of'the drawing. The ceramicshave suitable air circulating passages I9,note Fig. l, for the circulation of airtherethrough.

The vhe'ating'units I1, 'Il' are preferably made of greater width thanheight and of an area suflciently large to broil a'reasonably largesteak or four reasonably large chops or to toast four ment to thestandards II, II by bolts, screws or! the like, asjindicated at 2I.Theunits also have,l at thelower` portions thereof, outwardly extendingelectric socket portions 22, preferablyofv rectangular form and whichare adapted to t inrectangular apertures 23 in the standards, as clearlyindicatedinrFig.. 1. These socket portions operate to keythe heateryunits lin Athe frame The socket portions 22 have either male indicatedat 24 in Fig.'1, Afor placing`1electric circuitvwires in circuittherewith. It isV preferred that a single circuit wireY coming from aisource of electric supply be employed with a Y-endy or with divergingends'to lead to the two sockets 22. However, such structures arewell-known'in the art and, for this reason, the particularservicewirefto thev broiler is not shown.

The lcross-head I2 of` the frame has, at ythe central portion thereof,two alined elongated apertures 25, 25 having enlarged 4upper portions26, 26', note Fig. 2. rfhe enlargedportions are adapted to receive headends 2l', 21' of `screws orbolts which operate in the apertures 25,2521@The screws or'bolts are attached'to twogrill hangers 28,l 28. `Thesegrill hangers are-in .the formof elongated rods, the central rportionsof which are pressed downwardly to engage the lower surface of thecross-head I2, as seenl at 29 in Fig. 3;` whereas the upper'surfaces ofthe laterally extending ends 30 of the hangers are flush With the upperlsurface of the cross-head I2. Thisconstruction provides a smooth surfacemounting for a warming or service pan or trayk 3l arranged upon the topof the cross-head and said hangers The terminal ends of the 'hangers 28,28" have downwardly.` extending and inwardly curvedv sup-V prtingxhooks92. 'These hook erids"32 are' au substantially ofthe same construction,withthe exception that the 'outer surfaces of one pair of hooks or, inother words, the hooks at onevend of thearms, are curved in the mannerseenl at 33 in Fig. 4 of the drawing; whereasatA the opposed ends, thesecurvaturesvare .ispcsedy at" the inner surfaces of the hooks, so that,in mounting a portable grill 34 in the hangers, the grill will be fedinto the hangers through the curvatures 33, Vwhich form entrance throatsvfacilitating the spreading of the hangers against thefaction of aspring 35 coupled therewith cen trally beneath the cross-head I2 in themanner clearly seen in Fig. 3. The spring 3,5 normally seats ythe bolts21, 2 1 at adjacent ends ,of the apsrturest .Ziff-...boivent .grammatica.Q f.

will spread and compensate for the size of they food being boiled.

The grill sides 36, 31 are joined at one end in coil springs, as at 38,and at the opposednend V by a single coil spring 39 having a hook end4U,

the latter facilitating separation of the sides 36,1'-v

31. Centrally of the last named end, the grill sides 36, 31 haveextending handle portions 4|,

42. These handle portions are each defined byI parallel rods havingcross-head ends. It will also appearv that the end portion-of the;handle 4| 4is,oiset.angularly yand 'the sidesthereoffad-v jacentthecross-head have spaced'fcorrugations. as at 43, which facilitateadjustablegclanfipingl of the handle members 4|, altogether consistentwith spreading ofthe sides 36, 31.

The top cross-head'rails or rods of the -grill 34 arefoisetlaterally.,as ,seen atlldand 45,` to engage the inturned hook ends 32 of thehangersin the manner clearly indicated in Fig. 2 vof the,

drawing. Theoifset rod Mis on the grill sideY 36 and theoiTset-fl is onthe grill side` 31. It will, thus, be seen that-,the grill 34 can beeasily-moved into the broiler from` one side thereof, spreading thehangers in this operation to the eXtent necessary and' consistent with-the food supported between Vthe grill sides 36,31. The springs 38', 39,in laddition to providing their expansion of the grill sides to takefood of different thicknesses, also automatically compensate forshrinkage in the food during the broiling process, thus, at all times,supporting the foodagainst displacement from `the grill. Y

, The se'rvice'pan or tray 3l isreinforced in its support upon the frameby downwardly extending channel brackets 46 atsideY portions thereof.

These channel brackets Nllavelinturnred side edges l1-partiallyenvelopingl the ystandards ll, A|l. The brackets are4 Welded orotherwise secured to the lower surfaces .of the tray or pan 3|. `At 48 Ihave shown a detachable cover, which Vcan be used in conjunction withthe tray or pan. 'i

particularly in utilizing the latter as a warmer, it being apparent thatfood products canbe broiled and then placed on the pan while a furtherquantity of ysuch products are being broiled 'in the appliance.

It will be apparent from a consideration of Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawingthat, by Vreason of the dimensions ofthe various parts vof the broiler,the entire assemblage canY be con-'- veniently packaged in a rectangularcarton.-r

I-Iaving fully described my invention, whatfI head lwith dependingspaced side bars, 'other narrow stripssecured vcentrally tothe lowerends of the side bars tofforrn wide supporting feet for the frame, apair ofY wide electric vheating elements mounted upon and Ysecuredcentrally to Iinner surfaces of saidv side bars, Y' said `heating4elements having means for connection grill for positioning between saidheating ele-I ments, the grill comprising yieldably coupled openworksides of rectangular form, said hanger means comprising a pair ofelongated arms yieldably coupled to compensate for different spacings ofthe grill sides, said arms having supporting hooks at their ends, andthe grill having laterally extending sides'for engagement with the hooksof said arms.

2. In broilers of the character described, a U-shaped frame fashionedfrom an elongated narrow/"strip, said frame comprising a top crossheadwith depending spaced side bars, other Y )narrow strips securedcentrally to the lower ends V claim' as new and desire tosecure` byLetters Y i' Number with a source of electricsupply, agrill, thecrosshead -of the frame` having vmeans intermediate' the heatingVelements for detachably hanging the The following references of theside bars Ato form wide supporting feet for the frame, a pair of Wide`electric heating elementsmounted upon and secured centrally to innersurfaces of said side bars, said heatingelements-havingmeans forconnection with .a source of electric supply, a grill, the crosshead ofthe frame .having-means intermediate the heatingfelementsfor detachablyhanging the grillfor positioning between said heating elements, thegrill comprising yieldably coupled openwork'sides of rectangular form,said hanger means comprising a pair of elongated arms yieldably'coupledto compensate for different spacings of the grill sides, said armshaving supporting hooks at theirends, the grill having laterallyextending Vsides forengagement with the'hooks of saidarms, and'saidhooks havingr entrance throats facilitating coupling engagement of thegrill therewith.

3. In broilers of the character described, Y a U-shaped frame fashionedfrom an elongated narrow strip, said frame comprising atop crossheadwith depending spaced side bars, other Y, narrow strips` securedcentrally to the lower ends of the. side bars f to form widesupportingvfeet for the frame, a pairr of wide electric` heatingelements mounted `upon and secured centrally -to inner surfaces of saidside bars,-said .heating elements having electric terminal portionskeyed to the bars and opening outwardly therethrough, lsaid heatingelements being 'rectangular in form and extending to opposite sides ofsaid bars, means upon the'crosshead of the .frame between andf'abovesaid vheating elements for hanging -agrill between -the heatingelements, said last named means comprising a'pair of elongated rodsarranged transversely of said crosshead and terminatingin hook ends, and

said rods having means -yieldably coupling the same Yto movelongitudinally of said vrcrossheads.

JOSEPH KRIssEL. y

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